Why we chose to remake Drive (2011)

Use of music is a key element of a successful film. Kavinsky's Nightcall works well in this modern film because it is a contemporary style of music which has only been around for the last 30 years. Added to the use of bright lights and colours in the opening it emphasises the modern qualities of the film and the overall electronic theme. It has many beautiful establishing shots of the city it is set in showing all the lights and colours emitting from the city scene. The editing of the piece is quite slow paced creating a relaxed, comfortable film opening which Peacock Productions could recreate to a higher standard than a faster pace film opening. The shots within the opening are quite long, creating a more laid back film opening which could be recreated with our arsenal of filming equipment. The only actors featured in the opening are Ryan Gosling, who is playing the unnamed getaway driver and Carey Mulligan, who plays Irene. This means it could be quite simple to cast for our remake of it.

The use of toy cars could help with the birds eye views within the clip which look down on the busy city featuring hundreds of cars. We chose to do this film opening any other because it is a highly reclaimed film which would be a slight challenge to recreate, testing our skills and the knowledge of the industry. We liked the font that was used for the titles because although it was simplistic, it worked against the array of dark colours shown in the opening title sequence. The pink brings a very 1980's Miami nightlife feel to the film opening which is an interesting era to recreate a film title for. Although the film is set in Los Angeles, the font and titles are very stripped back and retro, meaning they would be interesting to remake on software like Final Cut and iMovie with the original. 

Overall, the members of Peacock Productions really like the film Drive, making the recreation of it a fun task to do. The enjoyment of the task will result in a high quality remake of the 2011 film opening which can be achievable due to the smooth camera and editorial works of Bold Films, OddLot Entertainment and more.

By Jack Jolly